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Jennifer Wen Ma was born in 1973 in Beijing, China, moved to the United State
in 1986, and received her masters degree in fine art in 1999 from Pratt Institute,
New York. Jennifer works in media as varied as installation, video, drawing, fashion
design, performance and public art. She has participated in numerous exhibitions
internationally.
Some recent projects include, Lingua Franca for the St. Moritz Art Masters, solo
exhibitions at Eslite Gallery, Taipei and Art Space NIJI in Kyoto, Japan; artistic direction
for The Republic of China Centennial Grand Countdown, in Taipei; two projects for
the 2010 Sydney Biennale; solo exhibition at The Phillips Collection in Washington
DC; 2009 Echigo-Tsumari Triennial; commissioned video installation for Guggenheim
Bilbao, 2009 and Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2008; permanent
public artwork for the Digital Beijing Building; National Art Museum of China, 2008.
Jennifer was a member of the core creative team for the opening and closing
ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics, and its chief designer for visual and
special effects. She won an Emmy as an associate producer for the NBC broadcast of
the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony.
Jennifer's upcoming projects include solo exhibitions at Ullens Center For
Contemporary Art, Beijing and Hanart TZ Gallery, Hong Kong, among others in 2012.
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